The West African subregional body, ECOWAS has said its standby forces are not on the verge of going into Niger Republic to confront the Nigerien junta in a bid to reinstate President Bazou
President of the ECOWAS Commission Omar Alieu-Touray told journalists on Friday that ECOWAS has not declared war on Nig
Omar insisted that the region’s leaders only activated a full scale of sanctions which includes the use of legitimate force to restore constitutional orde
Omar said ECOWAS’ decision is to work for the peaceful restoration of civilian rule in Niger Republic without any delay and for the use of all the instruments at its the disposal towards attaining the goa
He said in the interim, the region is employing other elements of its instruments and engaging with the military authorities to achieve a desired outcome
The ECOWAS Commission president however added that preparations continue towards making the standby force ready for deployment.
